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An American college student who was reported missing during a study abroad trip in France is alive in Spain, his family and officials said Friday. A spokesperson for the Grenoble public prosecutor’s office said prosecutor Eric Vaillant told French media that Ken DeLand Jr. had been able to speak with his parents. The family said on a website dedicated to finding DeLand that he called them early Friday morning. On the website, the family thanked news outlets, saying: "Without the media’s help, Kenny would not have seen himself in the news." DeLand was reported missing last month while studying at the University Grenoble Alpes in France, his family said in an older post on the website.

So I started saving up money by getting paid for chores around the house and putting any birthday money in my piggy bank. I also learned a lesson about money that I've carried into my financial choices as an adult. Instead of following in the footsteps of my friends, I decided that it was better to make money decisions on my own. As a kid, this meant spending money on my own unique interests and hobbies. I learned early on not to base my spending decisions based on what everyone else is doing.

Ashton also questioned how Mas’ud came to be in custody in the U.S. — something that remains unclear. Late last month, local Libyan media reported that Mas’ud had been kidnapped by armed men from his residence in Tripoli, the capital. He was convicted of 270 counts of murder, was given a life sentence and was the only person convicted for their involvement in Lockerbie. The release was met with scenes of jubilation in Libya, where al-Megrahi was greeted by thousands of well-wishers in the capital, Tripoli. He is among the victims’ family members who question the evidence used to convict al-Megrahi in 2001.

☆ American college student reported missing while studying abroad in France
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Marie Brockling | Gabrielle Nolin | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An American college student has been reported missing by his family while studying abroad in France. The parents of 22-year-old Ken DeLand Jr. have set up a website in an effort to share information about their son, who they say has been missing since last month. The family says they “fear the worst and want him to be located.”DeLand Jr. was studying at the University Grenoble Alpes in France through a study abroad program. DeLand Jr. was last seen making a purchase at 9 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2022. A surveillance camera captured DeLand Jr. entering a sports store in Montelimar in southeast France on Dec. 3, where he made a purchase for $8.40, according to the parents.

☆ U.S. vs. China: Can Comac’s C919 Compete With Boeing’s 737?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TV Shows Are Too Dark! Here’s How to Fix That. TV shows like “House of the Dragon” and “Stranger Things” have come under fire for being too dark. WSJ’s Kenny Wassus spoke with experts about why shows are leaving us squinting and how to adjust your TV to help. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian for The Wall Street Journal

☆ Must-watch videos of the week
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mariah Carey rolls with a wardrobe malfunction, a dog misbehaves at daycare, and a dinosaur discovery. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Watch Mariah Carey freestyle during costume malfunctionVideo Ad Feedback Wardrobe malfunction interrupts surprise Mariah Carey performance 02:00 - Source: CNNWhose wardrobe malfunction was worse … Mariah’s Carey’s or Rudy Giuliani’s? Amateur fossil hunters find rare intact plesiosaur skeletonVideo Ad Feedback Amateur fossil hunters find 19-foot-tall, 100 million-year-old skeleton 01:02 - Source: CNNAmateur paleontologists in Australia uncovered a rare,100 million-year-old marine reptile’s skeleton. Shaquille O’Neal pushed into Christmas tree during on-air raceVideo Ad Feedback Shaquille O'Neal pushed into Christmas tree during on-air race 01:34 - Source: CNN BusinessKenny Smith pushed co-host Shaquille O’Neal into a Christmas tree.

The stop-motion musical reimagines the classic tale through the unique lens of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. How to watch 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio'You can watch "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" at home exclusively on Netflix. Is 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' worth watching? "Guillermo del Toro's "Pinocchio" has received critical acclaim. What is 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' based on?

☆ Hertz Names First CMO Since 2020 Amid New Focus on Electric Vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. named former GE Appliances marketer Wayne Davis as its new chief marketing officer, making him the first CMO at the car rental services company since 2020, a spokesman said. The company’s most recent chief marketing officer, Jodi Allen, died in 2020. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. Electrification “speaks to mobility, and it speaks to making Hertz a brand for the future,” Mr. Davis said. Mr. Davis previously spent more than a decade at General Electric’s appliances division, which became GE Appliances after being acquired by Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. in 2016.

☆ Video Investigation: Russia Is Using a Secret Network to Steal Ukraine Grain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ More Crypto Exchanges Verify Reserves, But Questions About Assets Remain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Mark Maurer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Most crypto exchanges are privately held, meaning they don’t have to file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission or get them audited. He added that customers of crypto exchanges should “look for as rigorous of that as you can look for regulatory reporting.”FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss what happened to the billions of dollars deposited by the exchange’s customers. Photo: Kenny Wassus/The Wall Street JournalSuch a third-party verification represents a step toward more transparency around crypto exchanges, but there are significant shortcomings, some academics said. Coinbase Global Inc. last month reported $95.11 billion in both customer crypto assets and liabilities for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $88.45 billion the previous quarter, filings show. Still, the PCAOB encourages investors to review reports on the work those companies’ auditors have done, Chair Erica Williams said at a conference Tuesday.

☆ Australia's Albanese wins industrial relations vote, tougher challenges ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Australia's parliament passed legislation on Friday to reform industrial relations laws, boosting the ability of unions to negotiate with multiple employers and scrapping a construction industry watchdog. The Opposition Liberal party said it would lead to more strikes. "Businesses don't want the ideology," she said, referring to the traditional battlelines drawn between Labor, with its trade union power base, and the Liberal party, over industrial relations. The legislation passed the upper house with the support of the Greens, who said they won amendments from the government to improve parental leave that would benefit women. Legislation for a national Anti-Corruption Commission, a measure to re-establish public trust in politics, passed on Wednesday.

☆ Elon Musk’s Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Dr. Martens exposes fashion’s squeezed middle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Dr. Martens (DOCS.L) revealed a weak spot in Britain’s already ailing retail sector. It also warned that it will have to spend more to hit its existing revenue target of “high teens” percent growth for the full year. That means its EBITDA margin will be 1 percentage point to 2.5 percentage points lower than last year’s 29%. Dr. Martens straddles the high street and luxury retail sectors. Chief Executive Kenny Wilson revealed growth in its direct-to-consumer offering was also slower than expected in the first half.

☆ Bootmaker Dr. Martens' margin warning knocks shares down 20%
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Radhika Anilkumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Going into the winter season, we see people buying more of our iconic boots which (are) ... the 1460s and our Jadons," Wilson added. To help employees cope with rising prices and dearer bills, the company has offered a one-off payments of 500 pounds ($605) to employees earning less than 45,000 pounds a year, Wilson said. First-half core profit was flat compared with a strong year ago period, the company said, while revenue rose 13% to 418.6 million pounds, helped by price hikes. The stock was down 21.2% at 225.6 pence by 1137 GMT, having risen the previous session to its highest since February. ($1 = 0.8260 pounds)Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich and David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ NFL roundup: Joe Burrow helps Bengals get revenge vs. Steelers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Both of Herbert's touchdown passes were caught by Joshua Palmer, who finished with eight catches for 106 yards. Quarterback Marcus Mariota paced Atlanta's offense with 131 passing yards, a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. Hurts finished with 190 passing yards and 86 passing yards. Saints 27, Rams 20Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes as host New Orleans defeated Los Angeles, which lost Matthew Stafford to a possible concussion. Kirk Cousins was ineffective in the passing game, totaling 105 yards through the air while completing 12 of 23 passes.

☆ Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Medicare Advantage plans, like traditional Medicare, are funded by the federal government, but they are offered though private insurance companies, which receive a set payment for each enrollee. The proportion of eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans has hit 48 percent. Which is better: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Credit... Kenny Holston for The New York Times Unlike most Medicare Advantage plans, traditional Medicare does not include drug coverage.

☆ The 50 best-selling music artists of all time
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The best-selling musicians of all time include pop sensations like Taylor Swift and rock legends like Metallica. We ranked the best-selling musicians of all time based on their total certified album units sold in the US according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Swift moved up in the rankings recently thanks to her latest album, "Midnights." The list is based on total certified album units sold in the US (including streaming figures). England's greatest rock band still holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday the U.S. central bank needed to keep raising interest rates given that its tightening so far "had only limited effects on observed inflation". The comments, coming on the heels of strong retail sales data, dampened hopes of the Fed toning down its hawkish approach following softer-than-expected inflation reports. They are getting more comfortable with a generally higher interest rate regime," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago. ET, Dow e-minis were up 224 points, or 0.67%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 35.5 points, or 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 118.25 points, or 1.01%. Applied Materials Inc (AMAT.O) gained 4.0% after the chip tools maker forecast first-quarter revenue above estimates, on hopes of easing supply chain constraints.

"Initially when that (Bullard commentary) came out, you saw the market sell off and then there was some discussion about was he being over-reactive?" Equities had seen strong gains last week after a softer-than-expected inflation report boosted hopes of smaller rate hikes from the Fed. Most of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced, with defensive utilities (.SPLRCU) and real estate (.SPLRCR) leading gains, up about 1% each. The S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 60 new lows. Reporting by Shubham Batra, Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How an early investor in StockX and The Athletic built a sports VC firm and got the Cavs owner to back him
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Vasu Kulkarni is the founder and CEO of Courtside VC, a venture firm focused on sports. His company was one of the early investors of StockX and The Athletic, but "missed" on Overtime. Kulkarni built Courtside VC to help sports startup founders like himAs Krossover grew into a multimillion-dollar company, Kulkarni began to realize the opportunity to invest in other sports-related startups. But Courtside VC has hit on enough startups to raise another $55 million in 2019. Courtside VC has invested in focusing on youth sports, fitness and wellness, esports, sneaker culture, and real-money gaming.

☆ NBA is sued by fired referees who refused COVID vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association has been sued by three longtime referees who say the league fired them this year after they refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 over religious objections. The NBA and the former referees' lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mauer and Ayotte said they were NBA referees for 35 years and 17 years, respectively, before being suspended, while Phillips was a referee for 19 years before becoming vice president of referee operations and a replay center principal. The lawsuit accuses the NBA of violating federal civil rights law and New York state and city human rights laws. The complaint is Ayotte v National Basketball Association et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ NFL roundup: Vikings prevail in OT thriller vs. Bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The NFC South-leading Buccaneers (5-5), who entered last in the league with an average of 61 rushing yards per game, exceeded that by 100. Chiefs 27, Jaguars 17Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers as Kansas City captured a win over visiting Jacksonville. Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes to rookie Christian Watson, and the Packers rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to spoil Mike McCarthy's return to Lambeau Field. Jimmy Garoppolo had 240 yards passing and a rushing TD for the 49ers (5-4). After missing a game because of a hamstring issue, 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel had two receptions and 27 yards rushing.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

☆ Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

1 songs on the country charts between spring 1980 and summer 1982, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame. “They showed a kid in a T-shirt that country music could be rock, could be real, could be someone who looked like me. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of Alabama. “After I got the Parkinson’s diagnosis, people would quote the song to me and say, ‘No bad days,’” Cook told The Tennessean in 2019. “They write me letters, notes and emails and they sign ‘No Bad Days.’ I know the support is there.”Survivors include his wife, Lisa.

While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. According to the poll, 46% of voters said their family’s financial situation is worse than it was two years ago. Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, filed a similar complaint Friday against state election officials. The app and portal had been down for part of the morning and the state's election hotline also briefly experienced issues. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

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